Mizuna

Nut Sedge

About Mizuna and Nut Sedge

Mizuna

Nut Sedge

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Sedge or Rush

Origin

Europe, Asia

World/Pandemic

Types

Brassica oleifer, Brassica napus

Cyperus esculentus

Number of Varieties

139

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Habitat

Humid climates, Subtropical climates

Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-85-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-3

12-1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

25.40 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Black

Dark Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval Cordate

V-Shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Winter

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs watering once a week

Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune back the growing tips, Remove all suckers

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

15-15-15 amounts, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Downy mildew, pink rot, Rust

Rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Bugs

Pigs

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing, wheezing

Oral Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Blackheads, Blood purifying, Perfumes

Good for skin, Protects from sun damage

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cholesterol Free, Curing mumps and measles, Digestion problems, Diuretic, Palpitation, Piles

Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Fruits

Other Uses

Making Sweet Scented Oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.

For making oil, used for weaving hats

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BRASSICA rapa ssp. nipposinica

CYPERUS esculentus

Common Name

Kabuna, Mizuna, Spinach Mustard, Tendergreen

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

In Hindi

Mizuna

अखरोट सेज

In German

Mizuna

Nuss -Segge

In French

Mizuna

souchet

In Spanish

Mizuna

tuerca de la juncia

In Greek

Mizuna

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

In Portuguese

Mizuna

Nut Sedge

In Polish

Mizuna

nakrętka turzyca

In Latin

Mizuna

nut Sedge

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Capparales

Poales

Family

Brassicaceae

Cyperaceae

Genus

Brassica

Cyperus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Cypereae

Subfamily

Number of Species

3105

1 27800

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Properties of Mizuna and Nut Sedge

Wondering what are the properties of Mizuna and Nut Sedge? We provide you with everything About Mizuna and Nut Sedge. Mizuna doesn't have thorns and Nut Sedge doesn't have thorns. Also Mizuna does not have fragrant flowers. Mizuna has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing and wheezing and Nut Sedge has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing and wheezing. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Mizuna and Nut Sedge and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Mizuna and Nut Sedge

Season and care of Mizuna and Nut Sedge is important to know. While considering everything about Mizuna and Nut Sedge Care, growing season is an essential factor. Mizuna season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Nut Sedge season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Mizuna is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Nut Sedge is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Mizuna is Neutral and for Nut Sedge is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Mizuna and Nut Sedge Physical Information

Mizuna and Nut Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Mizuna height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Nut Sedge height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Mizuna and Nut Sedge are as follows:

Mizuna flower color: Yellow
Mizuna leaf color: Blue Green
Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Mizuna and Nut Sedge

Care of Mizuna and Nut Sedge include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mizuna pruning is done Prune back the growing tips and Remove all suckers and Nut Sedge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Mizuna needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Nut Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.